I spotted St Clair Wood Fired Pizza’s old school bus parked down a side alley in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans last weekend. A long queue of disciples snaked their way from the order window down the street. … Continue reading →

If you like Dickie work pants then Soul Train Suit Warehouse will be nirvana to you. They have every size, style and color that you can imagine. Need pink Dickies to wear to your next NAMBLA meeting? Soul Train’s your … Continue reading →

Rick Bragg is in the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame but I’ll always remember him for his time spent at the Birmingham News when I was a kid news-junkie growing up in Jefferson County Alabama. Since that era Bragg hit … Continue reading →

Why do I get the feeling that left to his own devices, Bayou Teche Brewing president Karlos Knott would just as soon be sitting on a back porch on some forgotten bayou playing the accordion and drinking some homebrew? But … Continue reading →

Seen at the 2015 Ponderosa Stomp: Al “Carnival Time” Johnson with a rockabilly beauty on his arm. She may have been his wife, a girlfriend or just a fan trying to get some camera time with the legend. I’ve had … Continue reading →

Native New Orleanian Tony Owens stole the 2015 Ponderosa Stomp, put it in a black valise and clambered aboard a mule drawn carriage and drove south toward home. After multiple flirtations with stardom, Owens at one point, earned his living … Continue reading →

I love Circle Foods (est. 1938) I like spending my money on local businesses and I really like locally-owned grocery stores that station Fireball girls at the entrance so you can pound a shot or two before you start making … Continue reading →

Q Lee Laundry was established in New Orleans in 1940. I have no need for their laundry service but I do utilize the concern’s ability to sew on patches, repair rents in pants and keep buttons anchored in their proper … Continue reading →

Bill Yates photographed the kids attending Sweetheart Roller Rink in Hillsborough County Florida for 7 months back in 1972-73. The Ogden Museum Of Southern Art is hosting an exhibit of this work. It is mandatory for anyone who has an … Continue reading →

I’ll have an ‘On The Road With RL Reeves Jr’ article up on the 2015 Andouille Festival shortly (it’s here) but I wanted to put up a photo stream of NOLA Dolls, a dance troupe from LaPlace that performed at … Continue reading →

I’m creating a gallery of photos from the 2015 Ponderosa Stomp but for now just content yourself with this picture that I’ve titled: The Bohemian And The Black Amazon. And if you haven’t already, please listen to Tony Owens singing … Continue reading →

Landing Zone New Orleans is a business incubator and co-working space located on the line of demarcation between the Crescent City’s Garden and Lower Garden districts. The facility is huge and includes office space for lease, meeting and event space … Continue reading →

Lafayette is the eating center of Acadiana and a sustained argument could be made that it’s the eating center of the entire state of Louisiana. Even battle-hardened New Orleanians would admit that our Westerly neighbor has us beat in a … Continue reading →